Windcrest, TX 78239 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Windcrest, TX?
Around 02/21 is the usual last spring frost, about 177 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/05, about 289 frost-free days later.
Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Windcrest, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 14 weeks of growing season left in Windcrest before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 02/21 isn't a guarantee
02/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Windcrest compares
About 289 days separate Windcrest's last and first frost, putting it 4,549 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 674 of 2,558.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Windcrest's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Windcrest can differ from the 78239 normal.